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ADHD Misdiagnoses Identified by New Study

Many children who are disruptive in school classrooms are misdiagnosed with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, when all they really are ... are young, according to a new study. Michigan State University researchers found that as many as 1 million U.S. school kids may have been misdiagnosed with ADHD because they are the youngest and -- therefore, typically most immature -- students in class. "If a child is behaving poorly, if he's inattentive, if he can't sit still, it may simply...Full Story
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